The Elephant in the Room (album)
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| Studio album by Fat Joe | ||||
| Released | March 11, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 42:47 | |||
| Label | Terror Squad, Virgin, Imperial | |||
| Producer | Fat Joe (Executive Producer) , Scott Storch, Cool and Dre, Danja, DJ Khaled, DJ Premier, Swizz Beatz, The Alchemist, The Individualz, Streetrunner, The Hitmen (Including LV, Sean C, & Mario Winans) | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllHipHop |    |
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| Billboard | (favorable) |
| DJBooth | |
| HipHopDX | |
| The Phoenix | |
| RapReviews | (5.5/10) |
| Vibe | (favorable) |
The Elephant in the Room is the eighth studio album by American rapper Fat Joe. The album was released on March 11, 2008, by Terror Squad, Virgin Records and Imperial Records. Production for the album was done by Scott Storch, Cool and Dre, Danja, DJ Khaled, DJ Premier, Swizz Beatz, The Alchemist, Streetrunner & The Hitmen, and guest contributions came from artists like Beatz, Plies, Lil Wayne, J. Holiday and KRS-One.
The album received a generally positive reception but critics felt it was inconsistent in its mixture of production and lyricism. The Elephant in the Room debuted at number 6 on the Billboard 200 and spawned two singles: "I Won't Tell" and "Ain't Sayin' Nothin'".
The Elephant in the Room garnered positive reviews but music critics were divided by the production and lyrical content. Nathan Slavik of DJBooth praised the album's varied production for allowing Joe to deliver different topics through various regional flows, saying that, "While Joe has never produced a truly classic album, Elephant In The Room proves that his contributions to the game have been significant and long-lasting."AllMusic editor David Jeffries also praised Joe for changing his flow when switching from street tracks and radio singles, despite finding the drug talk monotonous and a lack of cohesion between him and the producers, concluding with, "Still, Joe warns the listener right at the beginning that he's more Eazy-E than Ice Cube -- and for three-fourths of the album, he's spot on." Latifah Muhammad of AllHipHop found a lack of cohesion between Joe and the producers on the album but felt that he managed to deliver tracks both commercially and artistically, saying that the album "manages to show off Joes' clever mixture of street anthems and radio shiny tunes."
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